welcome back. it is just about springtime. and that means flowers. let's do flowers to art. and joining me is katherine goodman and terry gross. katherine is the director of the fine arts museum in san francisco and terry gross it is a floral designer. we'll talk about a lot of stuff. flowers to art. tell us about what this is. >> this is a beautiful fundraiser that the san francisco uniform i willry puts on every spring in march. it is a five-day event and it is a celebration of flowers and art. it's called bouquets to art. we invite floral designers from all over the bay area to come

to the museum and to do beautiful floral interpretations at the museum. it's a glorious week. we have 50,000 visitors during the course of that week. we raise about -- we net about a quarter a million dollars for the fine arts museum. it's a wonderful week and i encourage all to come. it starts march 13th this year. and it runs tuesday through saturday. >> that is good, because that's this week. so people can come out. again which days where and when did it open? >> monday night, march 12th, 9:30 tuesday morning march 13th. and it goes tuesday morning through all day tuesday all day

wednesday thursday, friday and saturday. and then on wednesday evening we have a members night that starts from 6:00 to 8:00. and thursday evening, we have another members night 6:00 to 8:00. and friday evening, the museum is open toed public till quarter to 9:00. during that period everyone can come in too all day to the public on saturday. >> and there are two museums in san francisco which one are we talking about? >> the brand-new six-year-old museum that opened in 2006 in golden gate park. it's really stunning. >> super. so it's about floral displays t terry, that is when you come in? is that right new will be one of the people make pentagon a

floral display -- making one of the floral displays? >> yes. we take a painting from the museum. this is from my own collection. and we try to look at the painting and interpret in terms of the floral design. so in this case, if you look at the painting, you sort of have the anticipation of the hunt of these dogs. so you think about they're contained within their kennel and you can see that they want to go out. in this case, what comes to my mind would be the hunt, the red coats, the bang of the horses, the getting ready for the hunt and also that is what the red

coat is b and going from there -- is about and going from there in into the fields and where i put some pieces that would like fallen trees. here we have like -- if it would weeds or parts that they would have to run through. so the idea is also that it would be opennded so there are no longer -- they're no longer interacting with within the kennel, that there's this rolling fields that would allow them freedom. >> i want to ask more about that when we come back. how do you think of all of this? stay with us. it's springtime. ,,,,,,

we're inviting you to go to bouquets to art this week at the museum. great architecture and great people. we're here with katherine goodman and terry gross. tell us more about this. you're president of the auxillary. >> i am. >> what is an auxillary. >> a group of women that volunteer their time to fundraise for the museum. and that's what we do. we meet monthly. we have business meetings because this is a big production to put on this particular week of fundraising at the museum. we also get to experience the museum in a way many people don't because we're inside the museum and we get to know it

very well. we have curators of the exhibitions. we love the connection with the museum. we all love the museum and we enjoy fundraising. we believe in what they do. so i would say there's probably 140 active members of this museum currently. and everyone is work hard to put the show on every year. >> that's great. you say it's a fundraiser. i don't understand how the fundraiser part works. >> you pay to come into the museum 20rbgsdz for general add -- $20 for general admission to see bouquets to art. and we have underwriters as parts of the show. we have wells fargo and city national bank, fremont bank. we have mrs. willby who is a

good friend of ours. >> she's been on mosaic several times. >> during the week we have other elements that raise money for us. we have lunches and teas. we have beautiful lunches. they're 55 55 lunches. those are on tuesday wednesday and thursday. >> of this week? >> of this week. and we also have beautiful afternoon teas on tuesday wednesday and thursday afternoon at 3:00. they cost $35 and they're lovely sea sandwiches and cookies and cakes and tea.

>> how do i find out about this? who do i call? what website do i go to? >> bow bouquetstoart.com that will get to the website. and it will get to the bouquets to art baby site. and there's a -- art website. and there is a phone number there to get further information about the event. >> so art.org or.com? >>.com. we have floral designers from all over the country and all over the world who come and do floral design demonstrations, something like terry would do here, showing you exactly how to make it. and they're done in the

auditorium at the museum. there's two each day on tuesday and wednesday and one on thursday morning. they -- $35 to come to these. and i can tell you about those designers if you're interested. >> we're interested in whatever that is. >> we have openings on thursday morning. and we have a couple of floral designers and they have different esthetics. they work together and it's found because they bounce off each other. and in the afternoon, we have shane conley from london. he did the royal wedding for kate and william in april. so he was the chief floral designer for that day. shane has been with us before. he's wonderful and very entertaining and very fun next. and he does glorious displays. he is also going to be a show on wednesday morning.

so you have two opportunities on tuesday afternoon or wednesday morning to see shane conley from london. and then we have a wonderful woman from new york, emily thompson. she's brand-new and young and cutting edge. she will be with us on wednesday afternoon. emily is -- has a floral design studio in brooklyn. and there was a huge article about her in the "new york times" last year and we're very taken with her. so we're excited to see emily. and we have a huge local favorite from the bay area, ron morgan who is coming back to do a show for us thursday morning. he has been with us since we started 1985. and he's a huge favorite. he's known all over the country and world. so a huge local favorite. and that is the lineup. and they have wonderful things.

>> that takes a year to put it together? >> yes. and we have a wonderful raffle that runs all week long and we have six prizes, travel, jewelry, experiences. there's a lot going on. >> we have to do this. and we're going to come back and talk about a floral designer and artist. you see i'm wearing any pansy tie-in celebration of this. >> i love it. >> we'll be right back.

bouquets to art this week at the san francisco museum. you have to go to bouquetstoart.org. katherine just took us through this wonderful array of things

that are happening. and we want to come back to terry gross now who is a floral arraign -- arranger. and there's a painting and there's flowers and there's a person. and what happens is the art of this is the making of a floral display that in some way echos the painting? >> yes. >> so you went quickly with us the concept. can we see the puppy dogs again. >> floral designers come into the museum. it's closed on mondays. they come in 150 of them and they come in on monday morning with all of the materials. and they have chosen a painting prior to in that they're going to interpret. they come into the museum and they put the display together that day on monday.

>> very quickly from 8:30 to 1:00. >> it's mayhem. floral designers and buckets of water all over the place. but it's wonderful and very creative vibe. floral designers usually design for people -- you come in and you want and arrangement for your home. it is an opportunity for thome do something for them to express their own artistry. they love the opportunity to come into the museum and do something. it's not judged. it's just there to express their artistry. it's very popular. it's by invitation. terry is one of the floral designer. >> that is more articulate than i could be in the concept. it's an art happening. and the idea, again, terry, tell us so you start with that painting that is the puppy dogs or the hounds, i suppose, ready to go out and this this place play that you brought with us today, i tell you what i see and you can augment again.

the red is the hunting jacket? is that the idea? >> yes. >> and the roses do what? walk it through again. >> it goes back to what katherine said. you go to an event and you have a centerpiece. and you're kind of used to that. but this gives everyone a chance to really pull and show that flower arranging is an art form. so when you go and have the ability to take a painting, a sculpture and work with it and pull the subject from the painting. in this case what i was talking about is when i look at this painting, i see these dogs. i see them waiting for the hunt. i see them ready to go out to

run and i think of horses and jumping over fall entries. so -- fallen trees. and there are different elements within the painting starting with this vintage coat and working with roses being in the colors of the jacket. it's an extension of the jacket where here the color variation is in the black and red. and you bring in the green, this brings out the feeling of the fields. here are the logs and very fallen trees. usually during the hunt, their jumping over these and so it's kind of a feeling of a wildness. but it's the kind of green that the dogs would be experiencing

and the freedom and the openness to run. >> how do you get to be a floral designer. what led you along this path? were you an artist as a kid? >> florist are invited -- most of the people that display are florists and they come from all over and it is really a world class event. the designers, you know, they really have a chance to do something unique to pull something from what they see in the artwork. >> how did you get into this? >> well, it's just a passion of

mine. i'm not a professional florist. i have gotten -- i've been doing this for 15 years. i'm really a person. >> you're in the design business. >> i was, yes. but many years in the antique business. and i used to do florals in my shop. >> are you from the bay area originally? >> no, back east, income so you -- north carolina. >> and you moved here and started collecting antique and started doing this. >> it's a little more complicated than that. but that's fine. i've been here for 25 years. >> i'm from new zealand originally. i've been here for many years. i love the city. love san francisco, love the fine arts museum. >> how did you get connected

with the san francisco fine arts museum. >> through friends. i was at home and raced a family and -- raised a family and played enough tennis and looking for something a little more substantial to do and be involved in. and so the -- i've been to bouquets to art actually. and i think that is how many of us get involved that was any initial open together auxillary itself. it's such a glorious, vibrant week. you cannot go there and not feel happy and joyful during that course that have week. >> and one of the other thing whose look at the painting -- things is when you look at the painting, the floral designer brings something out in the

painting. you see the flowers, but you appreciate the painting differently. >> you can bring out -- if there's a person in the painting holding a book, sometimes the floral designer will create the book itself out of florals. sometimes they'll have the ambiance, which this person may be sitting. >> sometimes they'll just focus on the hair. it's wonderful. >> barbara who set up this for us was good enough to send us a lot of images. we could not get them on camera. my favorite was some play off superman. and there's this wild display up front. so the idea is go to the museum and see the painting and the interpretation and the floral interpretation in front. we'll be back to wrap up when we come back. stay with us.

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bouquets to art going on this week. go out there. more stuff than you can possibly imagine. terry, you have been a floral designer, contributor for 15 years what do you get out of it? what is the best part for new. >> of course, it's a joy to work with flowers. it's a joy to be in the museum, to have an opportunity to work with the arts and to be available to express some part of yourself in a way that you don't usually get to. >> so do you also do big ones too? >> yes. >> i especially like large ones. >> okay. are you doing one this year

now? is this it? >> this is not it. this year i'm working terry sheentrel and he and i are doing some large arrangements around the statues. and it will be a memorial to john buchanan. >> let's pick up on that john buchanan? >> he was the museum director from 2006 to 2011. he sadly passed away late december of this year. we miss him terribly. he was much loved dean a wonderful job. -- loved. he did a wonderful job. he brought us world famous exhibitions that have just set records in terms of attendance.

his whole vibrant personality, we miss him terribly. he loved flowers and bouquets to arm. it could not be big enough or more vibrant for him. he loved it. so we decided to dedicate it this year to his memory. and terry and terry are doing a beautiful display john's honor. it's sad. but we're hope this dedicate the event to him this year. >> i remember when i first met him at one of the press things, he just walked up and said i'm john buchanan. he was a delightful man. >> he always made you feel welcome. it was a one-on-one like he knew you. >> can anyone joint auxillary? what do you get out of that? >> first of all, you get to be in the museum and you love the

museum. you have access to the museum that you normally would not have. we have special behind the scenes tours. and we have led tours. and we have invitations to opening that one would not normally get because we fundraise and volunteer for the museum. it's a close connection. it's as close as i could get without actually working there. and the museum staff are wonderful people to washing around. they enjoy what they do and it's found share that. >> thank you. bouquets to art this week. get out there. there's something for everybody going on. we'll see you again next week. thank you again to barbara and terry. and i really like my pansy tie. we'll be back next week. we'll see you again. ♪

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